Vehicle-spring.



G. S. VAN SYCKEL.

VEHICLE SPRING.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1914.

1, 1 1 1,278. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

l4 14/ w J8 J 'WWH J0 J6 1.9 a i 16 2 WITNESSES: llVVE/I/TOI? mm Claude J. Vim q cireg ATTORNEY 'IIIE NORRIS PETERS ca, PHOTCHJTHOH WASHINGTON, 124 C CLAUDE s.- vA v SYGKEL, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY,

VEHICLE-SPRING.

I a To all whom may concern:

1 .fectually .absorb shocks and cushion the Be .it known that I, CLAUDE S. VAN

SYCKEL, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Camden, countyof Camden, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Vehicle-Springs, of "which the following is a specification."

My invention is a vehicle spring adapted for general use but it is intended more particularly for use in automobiles to more efbody. v w

In its preferred form, my invention consistsof a plurality of spring leaveshaving separated sections convergingfto a connecton with supporting means comprising a lever, and a counter-balancing spring leaf connected with said lever on the opposite side of its fulcrum from the connections of the first named leaves, this lever or equalizer, being supported by a link connected with a. leaf spring.

A leading object of my invention isto'provide a simply constructed spring comprising leaves having separated sections connected in automatically adjustable relation and providing a resilient action over a compara= tively wide range of movement to the endthat the body maybe relieved of shocks communicated through usual spring" c0n-' structions.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation of mechanism embodying my improvements; and Fig. 2 1s a sectional view taken on the line 2+2 of Fig. 1.

The 'me chanlsm, as illustrated the draw- ,ings, comprises avehicle axle l onwhich is fixed a leaf spring 2 by clamping mechanism 3; a body member hi towhichleaves 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, are fixed by clamping mechanism 18 a hanger comprising the I links 141- pivo-tally connected by a pintle 15 with the end oft-he leaf spring 2; and an equalizer comprising the levers -16 pivotally connected by the pin 17 with the hanger or links 14, with the leaf 5 by apintle l8, and with theleaves 8, 9, and 10 by a pintle 19 the leaf "5 having an eye 5 which engages the pintle 18 between the two members '16,

' and the leaves 8, 9,, and l Ohavin thejQrespec-K tive nested eyes -8,9"", and 10 w nch engage the pintle 19 between the members 16 on the Copies of this patent may be obtained for f Specification of Letters Patent.

Washington, D. G.

Patented. septa, 1914.

" Application filed January 6, 1914. Serial No. 810,553.

opposite side pintle 18-. v The full leaf-{5 is stayed and separated from the full leaf 8 by the short leaves 6 and 7 and the full leaf 10 has thereon the short of the fulcrum 17 from the leaves 11 and 12 which stay the full leaves 8, 9, and 10. v a I i In action, a load is carried from the body member i through the separated sections of the leaves 8, 9, and 10 andthe counterbalanclng leaf 5 to the equalizer l6, and thence through the hanger 14; and leaf spring 2 to" the axle,;the equalizer having a floating action ,whichpermits an automatic adjustment of the, relation ofthe separated sections of the spring leaves 5,- 8, 9, and 10, to the'end that each shall perform the duty required thereof. Shocks communicated to the axle l are transmitted in' reverse direction and areabsorbedprimarily by the parts 2, 5, 8, 9, and 10, 'stayed by the parts 6, 7 11 and 12.

Having, described my invention, I claim: 1. The combination withna vehicle body and axle, of means comprising an equalizer "connected with one of said parts, andmeans comprising a plurality of leaf springs having separated sections and connected with the other of said parts, separated sections of leaf springs aforesald converging to a connection with said equalizer and a leaf spring aforesaid connected with said equalizer in counter-balancing relation to converging sections aforesaid.

. 2. The combination with a vehicle axle and body,of a leaf spring connected with said axle, an equalizer connected with said leaf spring, a set of spring leaves connected with said body and having separated sec tions converging tofia connection with said equalizer, and a leaf spring connected with said body, normally separated from said converging sections and connected with said equalizer so as to act in counter-balancing relation to said spring leaves. having converging sections. I

In, testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name. this 26thfday of December, 1913, in

the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

I {CLAUD S.'VAN SYOKEL.

Witnesses:

Joe. G. DENNY, Jn, C. N. BUTLER. l

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of IPatents, 

